Physics Project

Cars Acrobatic
 Cars Acrobatic is
one of performing arts

 Mechanics involves :
Circular motion,
Projectile motion,
Centre of gravity…etc
Circular Motion
 Car perform circular motion has a non-zero
acceleration.
 According to Newton’s Second Law, a net
force must be acting on the car.
 This force is provided by an external agent
and is called the centripetal force.
e.g. friction, tension, normal force…
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=qdW0eY-LYkA
Acrobatic 1
Motorcycle
 When the motorcycles accelerate to
increase the velocity, they move upward.
 As centripetal acceleration = v^2/r, the
radius is increased with the velocity, thus,
the motorcycles rises.
 The centripetal force
is provided by the


normal force.

In vertical component,
the weight of motorcycle


is balanced with the friction.

In horizontal component,
the normal force (always point towards the centre


of the circular path) acts on motorcycle acts as

centripetal force
 Here is the equation related the θand the
velocity and radius.
 tanθ=v^2/rg
Acrobatic 2
Looping the loop
 In order to complete
the circle, the car
should have a
minimum speed.
 Make sure it can

complete the circle

without fall down due to the gravity.
 At the top of the loop, the centripetal force of
the circular motion is provided by the weight
of the motorcycle (mg) & normal force.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=H90cqD817SQ
 Calculation

At the top, At the bottom of the loop

N + mg = mv^2/r N - mg = mv^2/r

N>0, v> gr^1/2 v> 5gr^1/2

Acrobatic 3
Drifting

 Drifting is a driving technique

 Motor where the driver intentionally oversteers,

causing loss of traction( 牽引力 ) in the rear wheels
through turns

 Preserving : 1.Vehicle control 2.High exit speed.

Drifting techniques

 Drifting techniques Includes

Hand brake drift
Powerslide
Shift lock
Clutch Kick
Braking drift

 For beginner level,

 Hand brake drift:

Stops the rear wheels, upsetting their grip and causing them to drift.

 Powerslide:
Step on the gas hard to slide sideways out of the corner.
 Skidding is the state of the vehicle fails to follow the
curved track and then slide sideways.
 Friction is not sufficient to provide the centripetal force

Drifting Skidding
Similarity loss of traction in the rear wheels
Difference Under control Loss of control
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H90cqD817SQ
Looping the loop
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdW0eY-LYkA

Motorcycle (Circular motion)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa4VU7chm9M

0:48 頭文字 D 飄移
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSaw5kEjUJ4
2:22 drifting – 5:54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHUChUiw7v4
0:00-0:08 & 0:20 drifting – 1:04